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Micro-robot eyes inspired by jumping spider
Ingenious depth perception of jumping spider eyes has inspired designers of micro-robot eyes.
by Jonathan Sarfati
Stuart Burgess wins the 2019 James Clayton Prize
Creationists are often accused of bad science or worse but a multiple award-winning, world-class engineer keeps putting the lie to these claims.
by Philip Bell
Facing up to design
Our incredible facial expressivity—able to represent 21 distinct emotions—would appear to be overdesigned.
by David Catchpoole
Black butterfly wings inspire solar cell design
Solar cell modelled on butterfly wing absorbs twice as much sunlight
by Jonathan Sarfati
An eggcellent design
Eggshell nanostructure shows purposeful construction
by Phil Robinson
The albatross—master aviator of the ocean winds
Powered by ocean wind shear, the dynamic soaring of the albatross enables it to fly for thousands of miles just above the sea surface without flapping its wings.
by David Catchpoole
Nature’s self-cleaning marvels: Who did the Research & Development?
Nobody saw her “billions of years of research and development”, yet ‘she’ is credited with nature’s marvels of engineering.
by David Catchpoole
The appendix
The little appendage that can cause a lot of pain and confusion.
by Dominic Statham
Peacock ‘eyes’ that hypnotize
When the peacock vibrates its colourful fan of tail feathers, the ‘eyespots’ behave differently from the rest of the feathery background, leaving the peahen mesmerized.
by David Catchpoole
Homeschool conference: great encouragement and some concerns
Great encouragement from attendees at homeschool conference, yet we also experienced concerns due to false teaching about creation
by Matthew Cserhati, Gary Bates
Dolphin sonar (still) far better than man’s
Dolphins use ‘double sonar beam’ to narrow down prey’s location. Algorithm used to analyse this could help design better body scanners.
by Jonathan Sarfati
“Microstructural architecture” of feathers makes them tough
Electron microscope unlocks the amazing design of the structures that makes avian flight possible.
by Jonathan Sarfati